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Cowboys coach Jason Garrett on penalty problem: ‘We have to focus on it’

IRVING — A day after the Cowboys were hit with 13 penalties in their 38-23 victory over Philadelphia, including 10 that were committed by the defense, executive vice president Stephen Jones said the number of infractions was “inexcusable.”

During an interview on KRLD-FM (105.3), Jones explained that the problem was immediately addressed and added that head coach Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan are trying to take a proactive approach to resolve it.

“I know [Garrett] wants to do more. We talked about it,” Jones said. “We addressed it after the game. He’s going to get with Rob [Ryan] and we got to do more because whatever we’re doing is not working.”

In fact, Garrett has already taken steps to set the Cowboys straight. As Dallas was on its way to being flagged for offside and encroachment six times, Garrett pulled Kyle Orton aside and told the backup quarterback he would be delivering “800 hard counts” in practice this week.

“We have to focus on it,” Garrett said.

No team in the NFL has been flagged more than the Cowboys, who have had 74 of their 86 penalties accepted. On Sunday, six of their infractions resulted in first downs for the Eagles.